Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) major in Data Analytics combines coursework in data analytics, statistics, math, leadership and ethics to build well-rounded professionals and prepare students to be information technology specialists and decision makers. You’ll learn skills to take complex information and turn it into valuable insights for decision making, often applying the learning to real-world situations.

Necessary information:

120 semester hours of coursework, including 30 hours for the major in Data Analytics

You may transfer up to 60 semester hours into the degree

Total: 120 semester hours

General Education: 30 semester hours. Includes Common Seminar and Areas of Study

Tuition: $575 per sem. hr.

Curriculum:

Common Seminar: 6 semester hours

Areas of Study: 24 semester hours. At least one 3-hour course from each of the following areas:

  • History
  • Literature
  • Natural Sciences
  • Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
  • Finite Mathematics (or higher)
  • The Arts

General Distribution: 60 semester hours. Coursework selected from across the curriculum. Minors may be drawn from this area. Foundation Coursework applies toward General Distribution.

Major Program of Study:

The undergraduate major in Data Analytics is available for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS).

Total: 30 semester hours.

  • Database Design
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Prescriptive Analytics
  • Computer Programming in Java
  • …

Career opportunity:

This program integrates quantitative competencies across the curriculum. The skills you will learn are highly transferable, and graduates can use their knowledge to bring value to a wide spectrum of industries. As an added value, you’ll have the option to earn digital badges throughout the program, boosting your résumé before you even graduate.

Application Requirements:

Minimum requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (BALA) or Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) degree program are:

  • An earned high school diploma or GED
  • A 2.0 average on any attempted college-level work

To be admitted, applicants must submit the following:

  • A completed online bachelor’s degree application (with application fee)
  • Original transcripts from all college-level work attempted (or evidence of high school graduation or GED)

Admission placement requires ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills test scores and an admission decision meeting with a student advisor. All incoming bachelor’s degree applicants must take the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills tests for placement.

  • Applicants are notified about scheduling a testing session after submitting the undergraduate application.
  • Test scores are used to route applicants into an appropriate course of study that best enables academic success.
  • Test scores are good for one year. Applicants may provide evidence of ACCUPLACER scores earned within the last 365 days for consideration and placement.
  • An applicant may opt to retake the placement test once at his or her own expense of $10. Applicants may register through their academic advisor for a retest on the next scheduled placement test date. The highest test score within a given session will be considered.

English language requirement:

Language certificate score
TOEFL iBT 100
TOEFL paper 600 or 75 for revised TOEFL paper-delivered
IELTS 7,5
Duolingo 125
ACT English section 28
SAT evidence-based reading and writing section 660

Deadlines and intakes:

Summer, fall, and spring applications